Union garment.



U. M. WALKER.

UNION GARMENT.

, APPLICATION FILED JUN: 17, 1914. 1,12%122, Patented Feb. 2, 1915..

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CYRUS M. WALKER, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

UNION GARMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 2, 1915;.

Application filed June 17, 1914. Serial No. 845,590.

,To all whom it may concern y Be it known that I, CYRUS M. WALKER, ajfltizen of the United States, residing at {.Kansas City, in the countyof Jackson and 5 State of Missouri, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Union Garments; and I do declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of they invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to theletters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part ofthis specification. My invention relates to union under garments andhas'for its principal object to provide a garment of this characterhaving a flap attached to one of the leg portions, to close the crotchopening from the inside of the garment and protect the wearer fromcontact with the free edge of either leg memher. In accomplishing thisobject, I have provided the details of structure herein de scribed"andillustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure I is a frontperspective view of the garment, in applied position. Fig. II is a backperspective View III is a front view of the garment, showing Referringmore in detail to the parts 1 designates a garment made in accordancewith my invention, comprising a body portion 2 and a nether portion 3,joined by an termediate band 4;, preferably of elastic material.

The nether portion 3 comprises leg members 5-6, each independent of theother and having their upper edges secured to the Waist band 4, and aportion of the part 5 slightly overlapping the part 6 at the back, alongthe band 4, as shown at 7; the body portion 2 being provided with afront buttoned opening 8 which joins the buttoned 4 opening 9 betweenthe nether portions.

In order to provide suitable means for of the same. Fig.

closing the back opening 10 of the nether parts 56, I secure a flap orfly 11 to the part 6, so that it may underlie the seat part of theportion 5 and is provided, at the outer edge, with a button 12, which isadapted for application to the button hole 13 in the outer portion 5 tohold the flap in position and close the opening.

It will be seen that by having the flap buttoned to and underlying theouter part, rather than being on the outside, the flap will be heldwithin one of the leg members, so that bagging or gaping is obviated anda comfortable, closed garment is provided.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new therein, anddesire to secure by Letters-Patent, is:

1. A union garment comprising a bifurcated nether portion, one of themembers of the bifurcated portion being provided with a button hole andhaving an edge terminating in substantially the line of the bifurcationand the other member having a flap lying within the first named memberand having a button adapted for application to the button hole in saidother member to retain the flap in place. a

2. A union garment comprising a bifurcated nether portion, having a backopening extending from substantially the center of the waist bandposition and on the line of the bifurcation, one member of thebifurcated portion being provided with a button hole and the othermember with a flap with the upper portion of the flap fixed within theupper portion of the first named member and the body of the flap adaptedto lie Within said member, and a button on said flap adapted forapplication to the button hole from the interior of the garment.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

' CYRUS M. WALKER. \Vitnesses: LYMAN A. ROBINSON,

LETA E. Cons.

